The Urgent Truth About America's Most Dangerous Cities

08 Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio has a crime rate of 1,384 crimes per 100,000 people making it the eight most dangerous city in America. Homicide and robbery rates have increased. There was a noticeable decrease in the numbers of rapes, non-fatal shootings, and aggravated assaults. Citizens have a one in five chance of becoming a victim of a crime.

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